# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix duplicate or vanishing chat rows on desktop

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #119332: fix(desktop): reconcile hydrated chat rows by durable row id

These items address a desktop bug where chat transcript rows—including attachments, errored turns, and partial receipts—were incorrectly duplicated or dropped during hydration and rendering. The fixes involve reconciling rows by durable ID and improving transcript-render sweep logic.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #120692. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120692 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-120692`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #119326: \[Bug\]: Desktop — hydration re-appends stale local messages below the newest turn (attachment rows / errored turns)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120692: fix(desktop): transcript-render sweep — no duplicate or vanishing replies with partial receipts, failed turns, steers, reasoning-only streams**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-submit.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-submit.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/folded-tool-turn-refresh.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/folded-segment-refresh.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/session-info-side-effects.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/reconciliation.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/reconciliation.ts`
- **#119332: fix(desktop): reconcile hydrated chat rows by durable row id**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/reconciliation.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/reconciliation.ts`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120692 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`